e34 518 overheating

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   hi wonder if anyone can help me i have a 94 518i m43
it starting getting hot and got told the headgasket had failed ! i had the work done by a monkey and problem still was there even after head skimmed i then got told 
he should of used thicker gasket ! so i redone this myself .
the cars temprature is still going up even not running
themostat . i now think its the water pump as bottom hose is taken ages to get warm and im still getting loads of pressure out of bleed screw on rad !
can anyone tell me if water pump is common for failure on this engine please help as ive splend 250 0n this to date regards to all dave

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daveyboy225 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10-November-2010 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote daveyboy225 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: e34 518 overheating Posted: 10-November-2010 at 17:59
	hi wonder if anyone can help me i have a 94 518i m43 it starting getting hot and got told the headgasket had failed ! i had the work done by a monkey and problem still was there even after head skimmed i then got told he should of used thicker gasket ! so i redone this myself . the cars temprature is still going up even not running themostat . i now think its the water pump as bottom hose is taken ages to get warm and im still getting loads of pressure out of bleed screw on rad ! can anyone tell me if water pump is common for failure on this engine please help as ive splend 250 0n this to date regards to all dave

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adzy216 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Joined: 17-September-2007 Location: waterford Status: Offline Points: 163	Post Options Post Reply Quote adzy216 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11-November-2010 at 12:28
	Hello and welcome Dave. I have a 95 with the M43 and had the same scenario. Water-pump was replaced with no change. Radiator was changed (as the channels sometimes get blocked). Slight improvement. Sniff test done and came up blank, yet there was massive pressure in the hoses. After a few months of a nightmare the oil and water started changing places and it seems there was a slight leak in the water jacket all along causing the pressure. I decided to swap the engine for one from a '99 Z3 which i picked up for €400. Might be worth your while taking the same route. Cheers, Adz.
	Always willing to learn

daveyboy225 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10-November-2010 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote daveyboy225 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11-November-2010 at 19:02
	fhanks for that adz i will try water pump as spent enough regards dave